Bevelled Edges & Corner Cutting on sign boards?

[Phill Fenton]

We have a corner rounder which cost us over £100 but is quite a simple device. It works with a guillotine action using a die to cut a radius corner in foamex, (up to 10mm thickness) and even Dibond (No good for acrylic though). It finishes the signs off very nicely and having used one I wouldn’t be without it anymore.

[Robert Lambie]

ill try add more to this one later mate. as phill said though a corner rounder is a great tool. gives a lovely finish to signs and the like.
the one phill has i would imagine much better than the 2 small ones we have. they only put a 1/4 inch radious on the corner but does take the sharp edge off brill. the sign looks so much more finished.
only difference i see with our wee ones is they trimmed metal upto 2 mm.
we bought these years ago and have lost the source. they were about 50 quid each and one is now broke ofter many years. i think they are self sharpening 🙄
jag sign supplies does a few but like the one phill discribes are costly.
i geuss you get what you pay for though. 100mm cutting action sounds good to me.

[Andy Gorman]

As far as bevelling is concerned, I would imagine a hand held router is the best option. Mainly because there are about 10 squillion different blades available to make decorative mouldings, edges etc.

Is that what you meant?

[Nigel Fraser]

I looked briefly at getting a bevelling machine for my engraved signs mainly but they were £400 touch so I stick with just giving the edges a deburr with a little block plane – works fo me atm.

Nigel

[signdevil]

This is what we use http://www.signdevil.com/pages/routing&engraving.htm forget the cost, best money I ever spent !!!

[fluidedge]

You’re dead right mate, we do need one.

Once the printing press is installed next month, a router (probably second hand) will be near the top of the shopping list.